off

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔf, ɑf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôf, of )

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EngelsNederlands
write [sth] off,
write off [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(record as total loss)afschrijven overg.ww
 We're going to have to write off the warehouse that burnt down.
write [sb] off,
write off [sb]
vtr phrasal sep
informal, figurative (consider a failure) (fig., informeel)afschrijven overg.ww
 Even though he did so poorly on the exam, I wasn't going to write him off completely.
write [sth] off,
write off [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
figurative, informal (discount, dismiss) (fig., informeel)schrappen overg.ww
  buiten beschouwing laten overg.uitdr.
 We can certainly write off his opinion: he never knows what he's talking about!
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
wean [sb],
wean [sb] off [sth],
wean [sb] onto [sth]
vtr
UK, literal (baby: give solids to)met vast voedsel beginnen frase
wean [sb] off [sth] vtr figurative, informal ([sb] off [sth]: addiction)afleren overg.ww
  afwennen overg.ww
whack [sth] off vtr + adv (remove with blow)wegslaan overg.ww
 The man whacked off a chunk of the rock with a sledgehammer.
write-off n (finance: cancellation of bad debt)afschrijving nw de
write-off n UK, informal ([sth]: cannot be salvaged)onherstelbaar bn
  naar de filistijnen, naar de knoppen, naar de maan onoverg.uitdr.
 Olga's mobile phone was a write-off after she dropped it in the bath.
write-off n UK, informal (wrecked car)total loss bn
 Deirdre's car was a write-off after the accident.
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Collocatie: UK: led [straight, right] from the off, am off to [bed, the store, work, school], UK: looked [comfortable, confident, composed] right from the off, meer...

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